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Wednesday, June 11, 1997Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed UTA by 13 after the first quarter and won 90–88.

Final · Finals · G5
CHI90
UTA88
Q1 CHI -13; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI -5; Q4 CHI +2
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · CHI @ UTA

Michael Jordan scores 38, Chicago rallies past Utah

Chicago trailed by 13 after one and won 90–88. NBA Finals series: Chicago 3, Utah 2.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-4-5+2CHI AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI1633182390
UTA2924191688
Who led
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 34, 29, 28, 31, 38, 26, 22, 38CHI38 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 21, 14, 2, 27, 10, 27, 16, 17CHI17 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 22, 29, 24, 23, 20, 37, 23, 19UTA19 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Greg OstertagPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 2, 4, 16, 2, 1, 4, 5, 13UTA13 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.4Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.4 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 2 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.6 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 13 points, 15 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Michael Jordan leads the day with 38

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Michael JordanPoints, last 10 games: 37, 23, 34, 29, 28, 31, 38, 26, 22, 38CHI @ UTA · W
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 22, 29, 24, 23, 20, 37, 23, 19UTA vs CHI · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 21, 14, 2, 27, 10, 27, 16, 17CHI @ UTA · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Greg OstertagPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 2, 4, 16, 2, 1, 4, 5, 13UTA vs CHI · L
4.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 22, 17, 25, 16, 14, 17, 17, 13UTA vs CHI · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Luc LongleyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 0, 7, 14, 6, 8, 4, 11, 12CHI @ UTA · W
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST